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Posts about WordPress: plugin and site security, going headless, deployment, the WordPress community and life beyond it. 18 posts.

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Are WordCamps affordable for everyone?

A $50 ticket sounds cheap — unless you're flying from across the world. Let's talk about who WordCamps are actually accessible to.

I was at WordCamp Europe in Athens

WordCamp Europe in Athens was a conference worth attending — even if Athens itself seemed determined to make us regret the trip.

20 years of WordPress

WordPress turns 20 — and I've been there for most of it. Here's a personal look back at what the platform meant, and still means, to me.

I was at WordCamp Gliwice 2023

WordCamp Gliwice gave me an excuse to discover a city I never planned to visit — and a great lineup of talks about Astro, AI, and headless WordPress.

Is it worth converting your WordPress to headless?

Everyone's talking about headless WordPress — but is it the right call for your project, or just clever marketing? The answer might surprise you.

When using Statamic over WordPress is a good idea

I spent most of my career building WordPress sites — and now I often reach for Statamic instead. Here's what finally tipped the scale.

The world outside of WordPress

After years inside the WordPress bubble, I finally looked outside — and it's bigger, weirder, and more interesting than I expected.

The great WP-Optimize Debacle

A tweet accused WP-Optimize of gaming PageSpeed scores. After testing it myself, the truth is more complicated — and everyone involved made mistakes.